1.Nov 7, 2012 TKF Site VisitsLandscapes of ResilienceAn integrated, transdisciplinary partnership toincrease understanding of how urbangreen spaces and the process of theircreation serve as catalyzingmechanisms within disrupted systems thatconfer resilience across scales. Keith Tidball, Erika Svendsen, Lindsay Campbell, Rebecca Salminen Witt, Traci Sooter, Nancy Chikaraishi, Jennifer Silva Brown, Christopher Cotten, and Donna Coble

2. Who we are our two citytransdisciplinary team 3. Who we are our two city transdisciplinary teamDetroit, MIJoplin, MOacross scales, across borders 4. Resilience is 5. Red zonesRed Zones refer to multiple settings(spatial and temporal) that may becharacterized as intense, potentiallyor recently hostile or dangerous,including those in post-disastersituations caused by natural disasterssuch as hurricanes and earthquakes,as well as those associated withterrorist attacks and war, or longerterm decline of capacity andresilience. 6. Red zones 7. Red zones cont.OSSPs in Red Zones Some will be sudden, some will be longer term or slow-burn. But wherever a given city is on that gradient, greenspaces,the act of greening, and its sacred symbolicresilience will form a common thread. Our team is documenting this important role of OSSPs in red zones,and furthering the understanding about the nature of red zonesthemselves, the gradient previously mentioned. We are demonstrating OSSPs value as not simply optionaldecoration in the landscape, but as fundamental and criticallyimportant adaptations; assources and demonstrations ofresilience in the urban environment, at multiple scales. 8. The StoryDetroit & Joplin Detroit and Joplin experienced different kinds of disturbance,at different places on the red zone gradient. They are now experiencing similar adaptations around the roleof greening; using OSSPs as catalystsfor rebirth andrebuilding.It is a fascinating and compelling story. The research implications are easily applied to the larger ideaof expanding the support for and presence of OSSPsnationally and internationally as a matter of strategyor policy. 9. ContextDetroit: a slow burn red zone 10. ContextDetroit: a slow burn red zone 11. ContextDetroit: a slow burn red zone 2012 12. ContextDetroit: a slow burn red zone 13. ContextPORTAL 14. ContextEastern Market 15. ContextLafayette Towers 16. ContextDequindre Cut 17. Context Detroit Riverfront 18. ContextJefferson Avenue 19. ContextCorporate Citizens 20. Context Greening Workforce 21. Context Green Corps 22. Concept PathDetroit Concept Through the elements of Path, PortalDestination and Surround, thePortalindividual experience comes together withinthe context of a broader relationship with thesurrounding community and landscape. Destination Surround 23. ConceptDetroit Conceptreconnecting to self Allows Detroiters to see and knoweach other to strengthen a shared sense ofculture and heritage. connecting to each other connecting to land 24. DesignDetroit Conceptual Master Plan The park design reconnects Detroitersto themselves, the land, and each provide a deeperother tohuman experience. It seeks tofoster socialawareness and dialogue,and build opportunities to recognizeand share past and present socialheritage and culture in the context ofthe natural environment. 25. Design 26. Park Vision 27. DesignStory Markers The site has the potential to bethe heart of a radiatingnetwork of sacredmoments within the City, inthat is both highly visible andlinked to a network of greenopen spaces. story marker = 28. ResearchDetroit Research Summary What are the distinct attributes of OSSPsand OSSP creation in slow-burncontexts? How do these attributes compliment andcontrast with OSSPs and OSSP creation insudden red zone contexts? 29. Next stop Joplin, MO Detroit, MIJoplin, MOOSSPs across scales, across borders 30. Welcome to Joplin- Storm Facts On May 22, 2011 an EF5tornado cut a path 6 mileslong by mile wide throughJoplin The storm continued for 21miles across 2 counties 161 people lost their lives, 3 inPhoto: Kansas City Star BooksCunningham park Over 7,500 homes weredestroyed or damaged Over 5,000 buildings weredestroyed or damaged 31. Importance of Cunningham Park Cunningham Park is considered ground zero as the stormreached its highest intensity here Contains 3 elements the people of Joplin consider memorials: Victims Memorial, Childrens Reflecting Pond, Volunteer Tribute At times over 1,200 peopleper day visit the park Has become a gatheringplace for important eventsfor the community Six month anniversary one year anniversary 10,000 person walk of Unity 32. Path of TornadoCunningham Park 33. Aftermath 34. Cunningham Park 35. Cunningham Park 36. Cunningham Park damage videoAdd videohttp://lrd.buffalohair-jage.com/2012/01/16/cunningham-park-in-joplin-missouri-before-f5-tornado-now/ 37. Site today 38. Master plan 39. Connection to park andneighborhood 40. Wordens Four Tasks of Mourning1. The Portal: Wordens Task of Mourning #1: Accept the Reality of the LossThrough the portal the individual crosses over into sacred space - TKFCrossing over into acceptance of the new realityCould symbolize the crossing over of a threshold from one status or identity to another in thepresence of witnesses such as married to widow, victim to survivor, etc.2. The Path: Wordens Task of Mourning #2: Process the Pain of GriefProvides structure to the individuals experience within the space and on their grief journeyProvides a sense of safetyWalking the path provides opportunity to reflect (meditation) on the loss and the rebuild(resilience)3. The Destination: Wordens Task of Mourning #3: Adjust to a World Without the Deceased (orwhat was lost)A defined point toward which the individual moves on the path. - TKFDestination is an end-point to which the individual is drawn, having moved through theportal and walked on the path. - TKFSymbolizes renewal of the community4. The Surround: Wordens Task of Mourning #4: Reinvest in Society while maintaining anenduring connection to the deceased (or what was lost)Provided through plantings, fencing, trees, sculpture, or whatever else provides anencompassing sense of boundary, safety and enclosure within the OSSP. TKFOutline of houses, Bench and Journal all symbolize enduring connection, we move on butdont forgetSymbolizes the resilience of the community 41. Application in the Gardens1. During the May 22, 2011 tornado over 8,500 homes were erased from the landscape of Joplin. Sitting at the high point of the area, the design suggests penciling in the outline of 3 homes that were destroyed on the site of the gardens. This metaphorical sketch of the homes responds to Wordens first task, accepting the reality of the loss and our assignment of that task, the Portal. Visitors will pass through the same location of what was the portal of the lost home, the front door.2. The Path takes the visitor on a journey around the site allowing for Processing the Pain of Grief and promoting reflection. The directional nature of the path addresses the need for structure along the journey.3. Because of the vast number of people affected by the tornado, there are 4 areas that act as destination along the path with one destination having more hierarchy than the others. All four spaces include benches, a small bubbling water feature and OSSP journals; in addition, the fourth has a larger bubbling water feature and a water wall tiled with drawings made by local children adding hierarchy to the space and tranquil sound to the experience. All of the water features represent the renewal of the community. Planting beds surrounding the destinations contain native plants laced with a variety of fragrant species and alternating blooming seasons. The water features and plantings engage the visual, auditory, sense of touch and smell.4. Along with 11 native Missouri shade trees and native plantings the unifying circle of the Butterfly Garden provides a connection from space to space while also providing the encompassing sense of boundary, safety and enclosure within the OSSP. At the Overlook, the outline of the house also acts as surround; plaques telling the story of the tornado, the destruction, acts of heroism, miracle and survival all provide an enduring connection to the deceased (or what was lost) -We move on but do not forget 42. Site plan:Overlook and Butterfly Garden 43. Cunningham homebefore & after 44. Site after storm 45. Remembering the past 46. Maintain an enduringconnection to the past 47. Portal, Path, Surround, Destination 48. Butterfly Garden, Overlook,Plantings 49. View as visitors approach 50. Portal 51. Path 52. Sense of Surround 53. Destination, Bench, Journal 54. Destination, Bench, JournalJoplin design 5 55. Architecture Master ElectiveMARC 531 ElectiveCarlo Scarpa detailsArt of the DetailDetails, when they are successful, are not mere decoration. They do not distract orentertain. They lead to an understanding of the whole of which they are an inherentpart. Peter Zumthor, Thinking ArchitectureWhen:Spring 2013Credits: 3 hoursInstructors: Nancy Chikaraishi, co-taught with Traci SooterCourse Description:This course will take a real-world project from conceptual design to buildable details.Precedent research will be a critical component of the exploration and development ofunderstanding detailing. This class will look at how architects have created details thatreinforce and express their design ideas. Each student will have the opportunity toinvestigate the various ways a specific detail has been used to express tectonics andmateriality leading to a greater understanding of the whole.Application of the Art of the Detail will be explored through design details of the JoplinButterfly Gardens and Overlook project in Cunningham Park, an Open Space, SacredPlace proposed for the City of Joplin. This project recreates the outline of three existinghomes erased by the 2011 Joplin tornado, a pavilion, five water features, story boards, abutterfly garden and four sacred spaces and benches. We will work with the Joplincommunity, contractors and sub-contractors as we develop creative details that are wellcrafted and sustainable while working within a budget. We plan to build this project in asubsequent class in the Fall 2013 semester. 56. ResearchLandscapes of resiliencePrimary Research questions: How are natural resources and open spaceemployed by communities as mechanisms toenhance resilient, adaptive processes ofrecovery? What are the differences between andsimilarities across these processes in responseto different perturbations and across differenttime scales? 57. ResearchResearch sub-themes Discourse/ nature narratives Sacred space Communityprocesses / governance / stewardship Individual / site user experiences 58. ResearchResearch methods ContentAnalysis Interviews Participant Observation Visual methods Individual survey 59. ResearchIndividual resilience research Individual Resilience capacity for positiveadaptation (Masten, 2001) Not simply lack of psychopathology Fostering of protective factors (minimize risk) Promotion of post-experience responses: Optimism (Dispositional vs. Situational) Constructive Coping Comparative investigation into the role of fosteringprotective factors and psychological resilience (inboth Joplin & Detroit OSSP users) 60. ResearchIndividual researchconducted Joplin Impact Project August 2011 Examines the effect of the storm onresidents psychological, social, andphysical well being. May/June2012 (12 month follow-up) Assessment of Joplin residents Incorporated additional open-endedquestions related to OSSP design for Joplin 61. ResearchOSSP Planning Grant researchin progress Two site visits per location with participantobservation by research team completed TKF Book and Bench journal data analyzedvia Leximancer Executive Summary for web completed Journal article in process including analysis bysite type In-depth stakeholder interviews conductedand transcribed (N = 20) 62. ResearchCommunications plan Mutual learning, site exchange visits, symposium atNYC Urban Field Station Network of multi-media websites Publications: whitepapers, journal articles, bookchapters Lessons learned presented at conferences Training and messaging for urban forestry striketeams / disaster response teams 63. ConclusionJoplin & Detroit: Towards auniversal understanding of OSSPs 64. March, 2012